I was in the State Library bookshop last Sunday, killing a bit of time before heading off to see War Horse, and briefly noted a book (a novel, I think) which revolved around the Brisbane Bread Riot of 1866.
That's an event I didn't recall having heard about before, so I Googled it up.
I can't seem to link to it directly, but the first on the list should be the link to a good article by Paul Wilson explaining what it was about (basically, not enough work or food for immigrants arriving on boats expecting same, and the government being blamed for poor organisation.)
It has a couple of good, old photos of Brisbane in the period too.
Cities sure changed a lot in the century ranging from 1866 to 1966, didn't they?
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